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as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Noun
The t-shirt, which appeared on the runway with a different print, was made custom to feature an old promo image of the pop star. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026 Choose a Digital subscription or our best deal – All Access – that includes print and digital issues, full archive access, and the NYR App! Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
And the reality is that trucks are printing money, right? Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026 That’s not even considering the single Dutch company that makes the high-tech lithography machines used to print virtually all AI chips, or the German company that makes the mirrors used in those machines. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print
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Noun
  • Moody and sleek, the Ritz-Carlton, Nomad is also designed to make an impression—and not just because of its 50-story sway.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But visually the scorebug will take some getting used to, and its first impression on Thursday was not good.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The first vote will be on advancing an amendment to the SAVE America Act, which would require photo ID to cast a vote.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There were even more photos and videos of Swift and Kelce together.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • See hummingbird migration map Hummingbird Central tracks hummingbirds across the country and has published an interactive hummingbird migration map for 2026.
    James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Her writing has also been published in Forbes Advisor, CNN Underscored, USA Today Blueprint, Slickdeals Money, and Newsweek.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But News Corporation executives somehow directed Chalker to Daniel Halpern, the bushy-haired and left-leaning editor of the company’s literary imprint Ecco Press.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Her design still leaves its imprint on the borough today.
    Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During passage around the far side, about a quarter of the moon will be in sunlight, giving the astronauts a chance to observe, photograph and shoot video of features never before seen by human eyes.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This serial presentation emphasized the relationship between the photographs rather than the singular sculpture pictured in each—a demonstration of her conviction that a successful artwork should change over time according to its own internal logic.
    Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Upstairs, the layout and square footage impress and make room for everything from family to guests and hobbies.
    Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But the lead did impress because Tampa had everything to play for, in a fight with Carolina to win the sad NFC South and claim the conference’s final available playoff spot.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Come bake and learn with us—ask questions, share pics, listen to our podcast, and lots more here.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Cruel Intentions actor, who is set to star in 2027 pic Voltron, will play Gavin Chang, a Detective Senior Constable seconded to an operation to solve two cold-case murders.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The very core of the movie—the song that Y is to set—likewise bears the crucial stamp of nonfiction.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Acorn Bookshop also features an artist vending machine, featuring local art like stamps, buttons and stickers.
    Ray Campos, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

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